TORONTO – Broad-based gains led Canada’s main stock index to close higher in the shortened Christmas Eve trading session while U.S. stock markets also rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 97.84 points at 24,846.82.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 390.08 points at 43,297.03. The S&P 500 index was up 65.97 points at 6,040.04, while the Nasdaq composite was up 266.24 points at 20,031.13.
The Canadian dollar traded for 69.51 cents US compared with 69.47 cents US on Monday.
The February crude oil contract was up 86 cents at US$70.10 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 16 cents at US$3.50 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract ended up US$7.30 at US$2,635.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was up two cents at US$4.11 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2024.
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